News Releases
THE YOUNG TRADITIONALS: NEW ATTITUDE FOR TODAY’S CLASSIC STYLE
Editor-in-Chief Ann Maine proclaims in our second-annual Young Traditional issue: “Trad is Rad!” It suits a generation that suffers few qualms about integrating the modern with an exotic antique or prodding provinces for greater fluidity in the blend. Throughout our May issue, you’ll find examples of these 30-somethings going traditional. There’s the apartment created by interior designer Celerie Kemble for a Manhattan couple who are parents to a frisky young daughter, and the Atlanta bungalow of Kathryn Kreimer, where an antique Gustavian settee is caddied by a glass-and-Lucite cocktail table and accented with ocean-blue pottery – crafted by Kathryn’s triplets. Scour our pages for more!
NEWSTALGIA -- Page 42
First used in the 1960s to describe the throwback sounds of the retro New Vaudeville Band, a British pop music group, the term “newstalgia” is back on trendsetter’s tongues again. This time out, however, the word is being used to identify the work of young designers who are using modern materials and witty reinvention to twist old forms. Our Marketplace section shows how lush lace, Louis XVI chairs and crystal chandeliers are being turned into fresh creations.
SPECIAL KITCHEN SECTION -- Page 141
Pearlescent white in a Florida island home. Marble mosaic in a California classic. High-tech touches in a 19th-century manor. Discover the details that give our trio of kitchens distinctive style, plus learn what our designers say no kitchen should be without.
FATAL ATTRACTION: AFRICAN VIOLETS -- Page 170
Traditional Home’s Garden Editor Ethne Clark levels with us: “I am a very good gardener – outdoors. Indoors, I am the kiss of death to anything green and flowery.” The exceptions are forgiving houseplants like African violets. They are particular but not neurotic about their growing conditions. And that is what makes these dainty little plants hot stuff for anyone who desires to begin some serious indoor gardening. Learn how to bring these brightly-flowered, velvet-leaved tropicals into your house. Their look fits right in with the most contemporary of lifestyles as well as in a traditional home!
CRAB FEAST -- Page 220
Chef couple Suzanne Goin, Traditional Home’s master chef, and David Lentz create a seafood spread fit for guests. Take a bite out of their menu, which includes Pride of Baltimore Crab Cakes, Soft-Shell Crab and Grilled Bacon on Brioche and Pimlico. As for the components of a good home crab feast, Suzanne and David say that having plenty of the freshest ingredients available for both the meal and drinks is important. But what makes a crab party feel right is informality and having all the time in the world!
The May 2006 issue of Traditional Home is on newsstands now.
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